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<\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nDecember 25, 2016 – Christmas, Finally<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The big day is finally here. Neither Margo nor Arno had an easy time getting into bed last night as they were both very excited. We had a grand time opening presents of course and everyone did really well in chosing them for the others. I think Arno was most excited about getting a drone and he immediately assembled it so he could take it for a first run. Unfortunately, we did not read the manual all the way to the end before giving it a shot and thus we had to fish the drone out of the swimming pool after a few seconds of its maiden voyage. Margo was really excited about getting a whiteboard (that was her no. 1 wish) and we shall now expect regular briefings on family matters in her room, complete with charts and thorough analysis. As we had hoped, Meredith was very touched by our images and loved her bracelettes as well. As for me, I got a five volume tome on baking bread among many other great gifts and could not be happier!<\/p>\n\n\n
<\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nDecember 24 and a half, 2016 – Meredith’s Present<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
This year we decided to give Meredith a really cool and unique gift. We set up studio lights in the living room and shot serveral sessions with two professional film cameras. Arno and Margo basically made letters with their hands. Arno spelled out the sentence “I Love You” while Margo spelled “You Are The Best” for Meredith. Then we brought the films to a high-quality lab and scanned the rolls so that we could print them on very nice paper that we found in New York. Last, we had to fit them into frames, which involved destroying lots of cheap Picasso drawings, getting mats cut to exactly the right size, finding foam to lift the images and glueing everything together using a highly toxic spray that required all three of us to run around with masks for hours. On top of all that, we had to keep her completely in the dark (see below) as to what we were doing. However, most challenging of all, we didn’t really know whether we would pull it all off until we were finally done. We can’t wait to see her face tomorrow!
<\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>First up is Arno with his visual declaration of love.
<\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>Next up is Margo, who rally also wanted to say “I love you”, with her longer sentence that didn’t entirely fit in below, so we omitted an “S” and a “T” below.
<\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>The last frame shows the models letting loose after a long shoot and a bit of the setup.<\/p>\n\n\n
<\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nDecember 24, 2016 – Weihnachten<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
As is custom in our house, we celebrated Weihnachten today by opening the presents from my Mom. We talked to her on the phone of course and were happy to hear that all of our presents had also safely arrived. Margo got a drawing set and Egyptian hieroglyph stencil while Arno was very excited about his new Lego books. Meredith got a very nice custom-made necklace from Germany and I got an Edward Weston book, which still has me excited. Obviously, we cooked a lot as well.<\/p>\n\n\n
<\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nDecember 18, 2016 – Daddy – Daughter Day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Margo took me to her favorite restaurant for lunch and then treated me to a new exhibit on medival art at the DMA. Perfect day!<\/p>\n\n\n
<\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nDecember 17, 2016 – Horseback Riding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Arno went to his last riding lesson for the year. Of course, we forgot to bring the Christmas present for his teacher and also nelected to bring his riding boots. However, neither made a difference in the end. Arno did very well and even got up for the trott.<\/p>\n\n\n
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